installing tv in bathroom

Hi,
New to this forum and to av in general. Had a new bathroom fitted and had a bright idea of putting a tv in it!
There are 2 inputs/outputs ( whatever there called lol) one audio, one visual and need this to connect to the cable box in the other room. What do i need to connect to the cable. Need help on this pleassse.
The sparky tried and ended up blowing my lcd tv up

Im a woman so no tech talk please

Kerri

[Sonic67]

Sounds dodgy, TVs have high internal voltages and capacitors, bathrooms have high levels of moisture, the only switch allowed in a bathroom is a pull switch, razor sockets have to have a double wound transformer etc. If you could make a screen visible but have all the switches and controls outside you could do it. Perhaps take some of a wall out and put a glass screen in with the TV behind it. Or carry in a small battery powered one.

I worked as an electrician for years and I wouldn't touch this.

In a bathroom you have a better path to Earth through the pipes and water and I think it's just too dangerous.

[Sonic67]

How are you powering this TV?

[RichardK]

You can have a TV in a bathroom, but its best to use one that's designed for that.

There are a number of places that sell them, this is one http://www.waterprooftv.co.uk/

Its a specialist tv designed for the bathroom! and isn't going to be a hazard. Its powered, its not that thats the problem its the connections i need to connect it straight to cable box, i have only ever had scarts. I need to know what to get and where i can get them from.


K

Thanks Richard, Had a look at that website and gives me a rough idea, any idea where i can get the cabling from, other than paying extortionate prices for currys/comets.

K

[Mep]

what sort of video input do you have on the TV?

[Rasczak]

Originally Posted by fergus07

There are 2 inputs/outputs ( whatever there called lol) one audio, one visual and need this to connect to the cable box in the other room. What do i need to connect to the cable. Need help on this pleassse.

I am guessing the "input/outputs" on the TV are a yellow one (composite video) and a white one (audio) in which case you simply need to run wires from these to your cable box. If you cable box has a spare scart output then you can buy a little Scart to composite/left and right audio converter at your local Supermarket/electrics shops. You'll need a two into one connection for the audio though as you say your TV only has one socket but most audio is stereo these days

hi,
Thanks.
Will have to take the tv back out and have a look at the colour of them.

K